Definition of grouse Grouse

/gɹawˈs/ - [graws] - grouse

We found 12 definitions of grouse from 5 different sources.

What does grouse mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: grouses
grouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
		game bird any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
		covey a small flock of grouse or partridge
		family tetraonidae, tetraonidae grouse
		black grouse grouse of which the male is bluish-black
		ptarmigan large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
		capercaillie, capercailzie, horse of the wood, tetrao urogallus large black Old World grouse
		canachites canadensis, spruce grouse North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles
		centrocercus urophasianus, sage grouse, sage hen large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
		bonasa umbellus, ruffed grouse, partridge valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
		pedioecetes phasianellus, sharp-tailed grouse, sprig tail, sprigtail large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America
		prairie chicken, prairie fowl, prairie grouse brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
grouse - flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
		wildfowl flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
		grouse popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
		game bird any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
Verb grouses, grousing, groused
grouse - hunt grouse
		fowl hunt fowl in the forest
grouse - complain; "What was he hollering about?"
		gripe, bitch, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler
		kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"

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Wiktionary

grouse (Noun)
Any of various game bird s of the family Tetraonidae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere.
grouse (Noun)
A cause for complaint.
grouse (Adjective)
Excellent.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

grouse (n. sing. & pl.)
Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidae, and subfamily Tetraoninae, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans (Lagopus), having feathered feet.
grouse (v. i.)
To seek or shoot grouse.
grouse (v. i.)
To complain or grumble.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

grouse
grows, n. the heathcock or moorfowl, a plump bird with a short curved bill, short legs, and feathered feet, which frequents Scotch moors and hills—the Scotch ptarmigan, red-grouse: any bird of the family Tetraonidæ, and sub-family Tetraoninæ. [Prob. from the older grice (on the analogy of mouse, mice)—O. Fr. griesche, gray.]